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Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.

It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina.

The city's population was 87,236 according to the 2013 estimates.

It is the principal city in the four-county Asheville metropolitan area, with a population of 424,858 in 2010.

Asheville is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the world's largest active archive of weather data.

Travel is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travel by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip.

Travel can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.

A convention, in the sense of a meeting, is a gathering of individuals who meet at an arranged place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest.

The most common conventions are based upon industry, profession, and fandom.

Trade conventions typically focus on a particular industry or industry segment, and feature keynote speakers, vendor displays, and other information and activities of interest to the event organizers and attendees.

Professional conventions focus on issues of concern to the profession and advancements in the profession.

Such conventions are generally organized by societies or communities dedicated to promotion of the topic of interest.

Fan conventions usually feature displays, shows, and sales based on pop culture and guest celebrities.

Science fiction conventions traditionally partake of the nature of both professional conventions and fan conventions, with the balance varying from one to another.

Conventions also exist for various hobbies, such as gaming or model railroads.

A package tour, package vacation, or package holiday comprises transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor known as a tour operator.

Other services may be provided such a rental car, activities or outings during the holiday.

Transport can be via charter airline to a foreign country, and may also include travel between areas as part of the holiday.

Package holidays are a form of product bundling.

Outdoor recreation or outdoor activity refers to leisure pursuits engaged in the outdoors, often in natural or semi-natural settings out of town.

Examples include adventure racing, backpacking, cycling, camping, canoeing, canyoning, caving, disc golf, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, kayaking, mountaineering, photography, adventure park, waterskiing, jetskiing, rock climbing, running, sailing, skiing, surfing, ATV riding, and sports.